All Episodes

Episode 386: Stop Validating Your Child's Feelings

Episode 385: How to Help Your Child Take Back Control of Their Big Reactions

Episode 384: When Your Child Is Upset and Other Children (or Tasks) Also Need You

Episode 383: How to Address Kids' Complaints of "I'm Bored"

Episode 382: How to "Win" Any Argument With Your Child (or Anyone!)

Episode 381: When You Are Exhausted... and Your Child Wants to Connect

Episode 380: When You Walk on Eggshells Because You Dread Your Child's Reaction

Episode 379: When Your Child Complains About the Same Things Over & Over

Episode 378: When You Say No and Your Child Keeps Pushing

Episode 377: Should There Be a Consequence for Big Reactions?

Episode 376: When Your Child Says "Stop Yelling at Me!" When You're Not Even Yelling

Episode 375: When You Try to Do Something Fun With Your Child... and It Goes Downhill

Episode 374: When Multiple Family Members Get Triggered Easily

Episode 373: When a Child Blames Others (Even When They Were Wrong)

Episode 372: What Morning Battles Might Be Teaching Your Child About Themselves

Episode 371: When You Need Space, But Your Child Won't Play On Their Own

Episode 370: Notes from a Client Session: What's Making It Hard for You to Defuse Situations

Episode 369: Notes from a Client Session: Why We TALK TOO MUCH

Episode 368: Notes from a Client Session: Increasing Your Influence

Episode 367: When You Know How You Want to Respond... But Just Can't Do It

Episode 366: Notice What You ARE Doing (Use This Checklist)

Episode 365: Stop Micronagging

Episode 364: When Your Child Is Disrespectful... Say Less

Episode 363: How We Often Prevent Children's Growth (And How to Fix It)

Episode 362: Your Child Can Focus on Things They Enjoy... Why Can't They Unload the Dishwasher?

Episode 361: A Quick Tip to Stop Responding in a Way You Regret

Episode 360: When Your Child Says That Coping Strategies "Don't Work"

Episode 359: Supporting SIBLINGS of Kids With Big Emotions

Episode 358: If You Want Negative Behaviors and Attitudes to Stop, You Must Know This

Episode 357: Can Kids CHOOSE To Act Differently When They're in Yuck?

Episode 356: How To Make Sure Connection Works (Especially With Sensitive Or Anxious Children)

Episode 355: Addressing YOUR Back-to-School Anxiety

Episode 354: When Your Child's Behavior Isn't Getting Better and You Lose Your Cool

Episode 353: Why Your Child Doesn't Listen When You're Being Nice (and Why "Mean" Isn't the Answer Either)

Episode 352: Inside the Mind of a Strong-Willed Child (and Their Parent)

Episode 351: When Your Child Gets Upset No Matter What You Say (The Power of Silence)

Episode 350: Parent Questions: Child Who Doesn't Like Positive Feedback, Child Who Won't Solve "Boredom" Issue

Episode 349: One Phrase to Tell Yourself to Improve Your Response in Any Situation

Episode 348: Reduce the Stress of Kids' Frustrating or Confusing Behavior

Episode 347: How to Feel More Confident When Responding to Kids' Reactions (Especially Negativity)

Episode 346: Stop Telling Your Anxious Child That Things Will Be Ok (What They Need Instead)

Episode 345: Responding to Snarky Responses Like "This is STUPID"

Episode 344: An Unfortunate Side Effect Of Having "Big Feelings" (That You Can Fix for Your Child)

Episode 343: When a Child Has a Big Reaction to a Limit You Set

Episode 342: Why You Must Be IMPERFECT to Raise Great Kids

Episode 341: I'm Feeling Overwhelmed and Stuck… Now What?

Episode 340: Energy Mismatches: Why Kids Have Big Reactions to Small Things

Episode 339: Two Simple Words That Will Help You Become a Powerful Positive Influence

Episode 338: Struggling with Transitions? Why What You've Tried Isn't Working

Episode 337: If You Worry That Your Child Won't Be Able to Handle Disappointment or Frustration in Life

Episode 336: You Probably Do This Every Day & It Ruins Your Influence

Episode 335: When Your Child Resists Doing Boring or Uncomfortable Things

Episode 334: What's in Control in Your Home: You or Everyone's Reactions?

Episode 333: A Parenting Mistake & What I Did to Address My Guilt

Episode 332: When Children Resist Doing Hard Things: When to Push (and When Not To)

Episode 331: When Your Child Is Hard on Themselves When They Make a Mistake (Why Saying "It's OK" Doesn't Help)

Episode 330: Using Leadership Parenting Strategies so That Emotions and Reactions No Longer Control Your Home

Bonus Episode 2: A Plan for Holiday Success (Focusing on Kids' Behaviors)

Bonus Episode 1: A Plan for Holiday Success (Based on What's in Your Control)

Episode 329: Change One Word To Make a Big Difference to a Child With Big Emotions (or Anyone!)

Episode 328: A Simple Action That Strengthens Your Child's Confidence & Your Relationship

Episode 327: Use the Sink Metaphor to Get Unstuck from Dramatic Situations

Episode 326: When You Struggle to Be Consistent,Do This Instead

Episode 325: Do This If You Want Your Words To Have More Impact and Influence

Episode 324: Why Motivators Work Better Than Punishments for Kids With Big Emotions

Episode 323: When Children Melt Down When Things Don't Go Their Way

Episode 322: How to Validate Your Child's Feelings Without Condoning Their Behavior

Episode 321: Supporting Children Who Struggle With Change: Starting a New School Year & Beyond

Episode 320: Have a Child Who Acts Spoiled or Entitled? Here's What's Really Going On

Episode 319: Influencing Your Child To Be More Open to Feedback and Talking About Emotions

Episode 318: Teaching HOW: A Key Component of Fostering Resilience

Episode 317: When You Want Your Child to Change More Quickly

Episode 316: Trouble Getting Your Child Off of Screens? Here's What It May Be Like For Them

Episode 315: How to Handle Screens in the Summer With Children With Big Emotions

Episode 314: Plug An "Influence Leak": Stop Trying to Get Your Child to See Why What They're Doing is Wrong

Episode 313: Plugging an "Influence Leak" - Lack of Predictability

Episode 312: Plugging an "Influence Leak" - Recognizing Your Expectations

Episode 311: A Simplified Roadmap to Peace, Resilience, and Confidence (Step 2 of 2)

Episode 310: A Simplified Roadmap to Peace, Resilience, and Confidence (Step 1 of 2)

Episode 309: Using Yuck Dumps for Kids to Improve Behaviors, Moods, Attitudes

Episode 308: How to Stop Using Willpower to Try to Stay Calm (When You're Actually Upset With Your Kids)

Episode 307: Why You're Not A Failure (What's Really Going On Instead)

Episode 306: When Your Child Gets Upset When Others Are Upset

Episode 305: You'll Lose Your Cool Less Often When You Do This

Episode 304: When Family Members Get Caught In Negative Cycles

Episode 303: A Strategy to Decode Children's Confusing Reactions

Episode 302: Micro-Deposits: Strengthen Your Relationship & Influence, Even If Your Child Is Resistant

Episode 301: Raise Children Who Are Resilient, Not Entitled

Episode 300: Sharing Details About My Life

Episode 299: Stop Trying to Get Your Children to Change Their Behavior or Moods

Episode 298: How to be a Powerful Positive Influence When Your Child Is Upset or Not Listening

Episode 297: Why Our Kids With Big Emotions Need Us to Have Firm Boundaries

Episode 296: My Parenting "Fails" (And What I Do When They Happen)

Episode 295: When Strategies You Try Don't Work for Your Child

Episode 294: When a Child Is Disrespectful

Episode 293: When You Feel Guilty About Something You're Doing (Or Not Doing)

Episode 292: When Your Child Lies

Episode 291: What I Learned as a Child With Big Emotions & What I'm Grateful For

Episode 290: Why Setting One Limit at a Time Increases Your Influence (& Gives You Time Back!)

Episode 289: When Children Tell You To Go Away But Get Mad When You Do

Episode 288: Why Nothing Seems to Work When Your Child Is Having a Big Reaction

A Quick Way to "Deposit Into" Your Child With Big Emotions

BONUS Episode: "Ask Me 3" With Pediatric Sleep Consultant Bonnie Dimmick

Episode 286: When Coping Strategies Don't Reduce Kids' Big Emotions

Episode 285: A Tip to NOT Get Sucked into Your Kids' Yuck

BONUS Episode: "Ask Me 3" With Mari Collins Harris, Founder of Child-Led Shopping App

Episode 284: A Tip to Reduce Drama Around Homework

Episode 283: A Simple Strategy for Handling Parenting Mistakes